Archive
01.12.2022
BAJ, Viasna and ABF start collecting humanitarian aid for Ukraine in Vilnius
Everyone can join: bring the things and food from the list or make a donation.
30.11.2022
Ten years of imprisonment: Supreme Court dismisses Aliaksandr Fiaduta’s appeal
On 29 November, the Supreme Court of Belarus considered the appeal of political scientist Aliaksandr Fiaduta challenging his sentence for “attempted coup d’etat.” As the human rights activists predicted, the appeal was denied, and the verdict was upheld – 10 years of imprisonment.
30.11.2022
Dzianis Ivashyn preventively registered as extremism-prone
Human rights activists found out that last spring Hrodna prison administration preventively registered journalist Dzianis Ivashyn as “prone to extremism and other destructive actions.” It is known that almost all political prisoners have such a status, which once again proves the political motivation behind the criminal prosecution of Ivashyn.
30.11.2022
Lukashenka's press corps ex-reporter recognized as political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
24.11.2022
August2020 Instagram page deemed extremist
The August2020 project was created by a group of independent journalists and volunteers to collect and publish the stories of people tortured by security forces, reports Viasna Human Rights Center.
24.11.2022
Hrodna.life declared “extremist formation”
Belarusian authorities have updated the List of Organizations, Formations, and Individual Entrepreneurs Involved in Extremist Activities. Another media outlet, Hrodna.life, was added to it. The updated list is published on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
17.11.2022
Vitsebsk journalist fined $1,200
The Pershamaiski District Court of Vitsebsk found Zhanna Ivanova (Zhalevich) guilty of unauthorized protest under Article 24.23 of the Administrative Offenses Code.
09.11.2022
Italy: Open letter to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in support of Roberto Saviano
On 15 November 2022, writer, journalist, and PEN award winner Roberto Saviano will stand trial in Rome on charges of defaming Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s Prime Minister and leader of Brothers of Italy, a party with neo-fascist roots, over a speech that criticized the far-right leader after she said that NGO boats attempting to rescue refugees in the central Mediterranean should be sunk and migrants left adrift at sea. Saviano is being sued under Article 595 of the Italian Penal Code, which carries up to three years in prison.
09.11.2022
Norwegian journalists express solidarity with Yauhen Merkis
Last weekend Norwegian Association of Journalists in Bergen gathered its activists for the conference Hauststormen (Autumn Storm) to discuss working issues and plans for the future. Our fellow journalists are aware of repressions against Belarusian journalists and organize campaigns in their support.
31.10.2022
Support for Politically Incarcerated Journalists Irina Levshina and Andrei Aleksandrov
On October 6, 2022, the Minsk Regional Court handed down a verdict in the “BelaPAN case,” the oldest independent news agency in Belarus.